Is it time for Democrats to re-name Jefferson-Jackson Day events?

I have a hard time believing that, in 2012, we would still pick a genocidal scumbag like Andrew Jackson as one of only two Democrats whose name we honor in our annual celebrations, and it's always surprised me that there isn't more of movement to change the name of the event.

As a slaveholder, Jefferson was no saint, either, but the Trail of Tears and indian removal alone should disqualify Jackson.

With two centuries of Democrats to chose from, Jackson should not be anywhere near the top of the list.

Besides, the legacy of FDR to our nation and to our party greatly dwarfs any of Jackson's deeds that could be considered honorable. It's time for Democrats to embrace Roosevelt as the greatest Democratic president that he is.

Perhaps a switch to a Jefferson-Roosevelt Day or even a Roosevelt-Kennedy Day is long overdue.

1. No

Like it or not, first Jefferson and then Jackson are the two men most associated with what became the Democratic Party. Franklin Roosevelt interned Japanese Americans; John F Kennedy was a staunch supporter of Tailgunner Joe McCarthy. Both just as flawed but in different ways (and just as much the product of their own times and circumstances).